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The camp of UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez (13-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC), is more than a bit confused as to why the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s Combative Sports division medically suspended the fighter for a suspected broken jaw following this past weekend’s UFC 166 event. Heidi Seibert, who is a spokesperson for Zinkin...

You knew by the stains on the canvas and the blood on the shorts, that the medical suspension from Saturday’s UFC 166 would be lengthy and detailed. Whether it was TJ Walderberg being taken off on a stretcher on the prelims to middleweight Tim Boetsch’s battered eye or the complete physical exertion of lightweights...

“Imagine if I’m the only guy who submitted Fedor, ‘Minotauro’ and Velasquez?” UFC heavyweight fighter Fabricio Werdum asked after learning he would be the next to challenge Cain Velasquez’s heavyweight championship. “Then I would retire and work only as a commentator.” By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Not long after Cain Velasquez successfully defended...

“I’m not a doctor, but that fight should have been stopped in the third round. I’m not a doctor, but let me tell you what I am: I’ve been around a lot of men who were too tough for their own good. And Junior dos Santos is one of those guys. I mean that with...

Following an incredible weekend of fights, Late Night Cage Side Radio powered by BJPENN.COM returns with a great line-up of guests to help satisfy your MMA fix. Tonights show kicks off at 10:05PM/ 7:05PM with Raquel Pennington. The TUF 18 contender and BJPENN.COM blogger will be joining LNCS to discuss her jaw-dropping war with Jessamyn...

“Contrary to popular belief, I try so hard to like Roy Nelson. It’s like I saw him backstage before I came out to talk to you guys. I was like, ‘What’s up Roy? You looked good. You lost weight,’ and this and that. Then I come out and hear the stupid s–t he said to...

“It feels awesome, all this hard work. This was must-win. If I would have lost, I would have retired. If you can’t compete at the top, then why do it? It’s tough, I got the new baby. I got a job, too. Online real estate. I was doing that and training. It’s tough to do...

Junior Dos Santos (pictured) suffered a second TKO loss to UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez this past weekend at UFC 166. According to his corner, following the referee stoppage in the fifth round, Dos Santos believed he had been stopped in the second round. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA This past Saturday night at UFC...

Cain Velasquez successfully defended his UFC Heavyweight Championship against Junior dos Santos for a second time, in yet another dominant performance. Velasquez stood his ground and tried his hardest to knock his opponent out, but Dos Santos ate every single strike and showed true grit and determination. After a one sided fight that even the...

In the days leading up to UFC 166, UFC President Dana White talked to the media about what lies ahead for the UFC. One of those plans includes booking Ricardo Lamas against UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo (pictured), for the UFC card on Super Bowl Weekend. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA UFC President Dana...

Roy Nelson talks about his UFC 166 fight against Daniel Cormier, why his bad training camp led to his slender physique, not having to shave his beard, whether he’d ever fight at light heavyweight, and more.

Daniel Cormier talks about his UFC 166 fight against Roy Nelson, his slender physique, why he wanted Nelson to shave his beard, his future as a light heavyweight, whether he feels pressure going into this fight, and more.

Diego Sanchez talks about his UFC 166 fight against Gilbert Melendez, whether he’ll have any weight cutting issues, how he’s lasted so long in the UFC, whether he’s in a better place these days, and WWE’s Daniel Bryan taking his “yes!” chant to new heights.

The thought of Ben Askren just waltzing in and challenging for a UFC title doesn’t fly with Dana White. Recently, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney offered to let conditional free agent Ben Askren walk away from the company provided UFC officials would guarantee him a title shot. White isn’t having any of it, as he spoke...

“I’m looking to make a statement here. I’m looking to make my first uncrowned title defense and really make a statement. I think Diego is a great fighter but me being at my best I think I can make a statement with a dominant performance.” “I think he’s a great fighter, honestly. I think he’s...

After their second altercation in the cage, Junior dos Santos came out and stated that the champ, Cain Velasquez, hits like a girl. An astonishing notion considering the appearance of the Brazilian’s face (pictured) following their 25-minute combat that he handily lost. The champion, Cain Velasquez got the opportunity to respond to this assessment yesterday...

“Gilbert Melendez is my golden ticket. I’ve done it before. I fought two fights in 2009 at 155. Straight to the belt. “(Melendez) has never been stopped. He avenged two of his three losses. His only loss is to Benson Henderson in a split decision that I felt went his way, so in a way...

In the MMA game, some training camps go good and some training camps go bad, and according to UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson (19-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) his latest camp was the latter of the two: “This has actually probably been the crappiest camp that I’ve ever had,” Nelson admitted on Wednesday. “It is what it...

UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is one of the best jiu-jitsu practitioners in the MMA game. Werdum most recently fought at June’s ‘UFC on FUEL TV’ event in Brazil, where he submitted former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Fabricio is currently riding a three-fight win streak and is aiming...

“Every person, every tough guy you’ve ever seen fight, whether it’s in boxing or martial arts who is known for having a great chin — there’s an expiration date on that. There’s a number these guys can take. What if the last one from Stipe Miocic was the one that was one too many? Maybe...

Current UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez (12-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) is set to face former UFC heavyweight title holder Junior dos Santos (16-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) for a third time, when the two sluggers square off in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 166 card in Houston, Texas. JDS was able to defeat Velasquez via first-round knockout when the...

Diego Sanchez (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) made his lightweight debut in February of 2009, this after a 6-2 run in the UFC’s welterweight division. “The Dream” scored back-to-back wins over Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida, which earned him a lightweight title shot against then-champion, B.J. Penn. Unfortunately for fans of “The Dream,” Sanchez was dominated...

Retired UFC welterweight fighter, Nick Diaz has been sitting idle since his decision loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 this past March. The former Strikeforce welterweight champ and on-again-off-again middleweight fighter has said he will never fight again. His team Gracie teammate and UFC lightweight contender, Gilbert Melendez, has taken to the UFC 166...

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While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed. Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is brought to you by www.MouthPieceGuy.com Last year there were an estimated 1.5 million sports related concussions...

While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed. Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is brought to you by www.MouthPieceGuy.com Last year there were an estimated 1.5 million sports related concussions...

While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed. Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is brought to you by www.MouthPieceGuy.com Last year there were an estimated 1.5 million sports related concussions...

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